The Early Childhood Resource Center is transforming the Canton Cultural Center for the Arts into a giant toy box September 28 from 2 to 6 p.m. for “The Big, Big, Really Big Toy Box” fundraising event. [More]

SPARK (Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids) expanded to its ninth Ohio county last year with the addition of two elementary schools in Darke County, which is in western Ohio. As reported in The Daily Advocate (Greenville, Ohio), the SPARK program has been well received by educators and parents at both schools. [More]

Dianna Boggia, parent specialist at the Early Childhood Resource Center, is one of nine women in Stark County recently inducted into the YWCA Women's Hall of Fame for accomplishments in their respective fields in the community. Boggia was inducted in the human service field. [More]

SPARK celebrated its 10th anniversary in late 2013 with more than 200 supporters gathering for a birthday event at Walsh University in Canton, Ohio. SPARK (Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids) is a highly effective, parent-focused kindergarten readiness program that works collaboratively with families, schools and communities. [More]

SPARK, which stands for Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2013. The Canton Repository recently ran an article about SPARK, featuring one of the families the program helps and providing more information about the program. [More]

SPARK, a decade-old initiative of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton and now part of the Early Childhood Resource Center, was featured last week in both an article and an editorial in the Akron Beacon Journal. [More]

After a decade of managing SPARK Ohio, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton has turned over management and operation of the program to the Early Childhood Resource Center (ECRC) in Canton. [More]

Join the Early Childhood Resource Center (ECRC) this Sunday (Sept. 29) for a day of family fun at the exciting new fundraising event, A Day in Candy Land, which runs from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Cultural Center for the Arts in Canton. [More]

On September 29, northeast Ohioans can support the healthy development of children by joining the Early Childhood Resource Center for a benefit event that will transform the Cultural Center for the Arts in Canton into a life-size Candy Land for one fun-filled day. [More]

The Early Childhood Resource Center (ECRC) kicked off its Drumming with Dads program earlier this year to help bring parents and children closer together through drumming. The next five-week drumming series is being held later in September. [More]

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